4-year-old girl sold for N3.7m in Ondo found in Delta

By Dayo Johnson, Akure

The Ondo State Police Command has rescued a four-year-old miss from a child-trafficking syndicate allegedly operating crossed Ondo, Delta and Anambra states.

Police spokesperson, Ayanlade Olayinka, described the betterment of the kid and the unmasking of the syndicate arsenic “a large breakthrough” successful the command’s combat against quality trafficking.

The lawsuit began erstwhile 1 Sunday Kingsley of Alagbaka Extension, Akure, reported that his four-year-old daughter, Jesinta, went missing portion successful the attraction of her mother, Sunday Happiness.

Following investigations, the substance was archetypal charged earlier the Family Magistrate Court, starring to the remand of immoderate suspects earlier they were aboriginal granted bail.

Breakthrough came erstwhile Kingsley reported sighting the missing kid successful Asaba, Delta State.

Acting swiftly, detectives from the Command’s Gender Desk Team recovered the kid and reunited her safely with her family.

During the operation, constabulary arrested 30-year-old Amaka Chukwuemeka, who allegedly confessed to purchasing the kid for N3.7 million.

She reportedly linked the transaction to others wrong the syndicate, including individuals who allegedly provided forged adoption documents.

Further arrests were made, exposing what constabulary described arsenic a “well-organised trafficking network” spanning aggregate states.

Olayinka assured that investigations are ongoing to way each collaborators and bring them to justice.

“Ondo State cannot and volition not beryllium a harmless haven for kid traffickers oregon immoderate transgression syndicate,” helium vowed.

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